aubergine

  1. Noun.  (British) an Asian plant, ''Solanum melongena'', cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit.
  2. Noun.  (British) the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  3. Noun.  a dark purple colour; eggplant.

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